Metallic tie and rail-fastener.



F. A. GINNEL. METALLIC TIE AND BAIL PABTENBR.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 7, 1909.

Patented Dec, 28, 1909.

FRANZ ALBIN GINNEL, OF MCKEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

METALLIC TIE AND RAIL-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 28, 1909.

Application filed October 7, 1909. Serial No. 521,471.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANZ ALBIN GINNEL, a subject of the King of Saxony,residing at McKeesport, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMetallic Ties and Rail-Fasteners, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to metallic ties and rail fasteners, and theobjects of my invention are, first, to provide a metallic tie of astrong and durable construction; second, to provide a tie that can beeasily rolled and then punched to accommodate my improved railfasteners; third, to provide a rail fastener that will positively retaina rail upon a tie; fourth, to eliminate the use of fishplates, bolts andnuts, and spikes as a fastening medium for rails; fifth, to furnish ametallic tie with a fastener that can be easily and quickly installedwithout the use of skilled labor; and sixth, to provide a metallic tiethat can be easily anchored in a road-bed while the fastener thereofprevents lateral and vertical displacement of a rail.

The above objects are attained by a construction that will behereinafter described in detail and then claimed, and reference will nowbe had to the drawing forming a part of this specification wherein thereis illustrated a preferred embodiment of my invention, but it is tobeunderstood that the structural elements thereof can be varied orchanged without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings z- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a tieconstructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is an end view of the tie. Fig. 4 isa plan of a portion of the tie, and Fig. 5 is a plan of a portion of atie plate adapted to form a part of my improvement.

In the accompanying drawings the reference numeral 1 denotes an oblongmetallic plate having the longitudinal edges thereof inclineddownwardly, as at 2, and terminating in vertical side walls 3 adapted torest upon the foundation or ballast of the roadbed. The ends of theplate are bent clownwardly approximately two-thirds the depth of thetie, otherwise the ends are open permitting of the ballast being tampedunder the plate 1, consequently the vertical walls 3 of the tie can bepositively anchored in a roadbed. This structure can be easily rolled orpressed from steel, whereby I am enabled to produce a tie structure thatcan not be easily collapsed.

The oblong plate 1 adjacent to the ends thereof is provided withL-shaped openings, 4, 5 and 6, the lateral portion of said openingsbeing of a greater width than the other portions to provide entranceopenings for my fastener which will be presently described. The opening4 is located approximately central of the plate 1, the openings 5 and 6are located adjacent to the inclined edges of said plate, whereby twofasteners can be used upon the inner side of the rail and one fastenerupon the outer side.

The reference numeral 7 denotes a rail plate which is rectangular inplan and is adapted to support the base 8 of a rail 9. The rail plate 7adjacent to one edge is provided with a depending angular shaped clip10, while said plate adjacent to the opposite edge is provided with twodepending angular shaped clips 11. These clips are secured to the plate7 by rivets 12, said rivets also securing clamps 13 and 14 to the uppersurface of the plate 7, the clamp 13 corresponding in length to thewidth of the plate 7 while the clamps 14 are of less width than theplate and are secured at the longitudinal edges of said plate.

The clamps 13 and 14 are adapted to ex tend over the base flanges of therail 9 and firmly hold said rail upon said plate. After the plate 7 hasbeen connected to the rail 9, said plate is placed upon the tie with theclips 10 and 11 extending through the entrance ends of the openings 4,5, and 6. The plate 7 is then shifted transversely of the plate 1 untilthe neck portions 15 of the clips engage in the narrow parts of theopenings 4 5, and 6. It is then impossible for the clips to becomevertically displaced relative to the tie, and to prevent lateraldisplacement, the plate 1 borderingupon the opening 6 is slit, as at 16,to provide a plurality of lugs 17. One of these lugs is bent upwardly,as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings to engage the edge of the plate 7.Should one of the lugs be broken another of the lugs can be used.

From the foregoing it will be observed that I have devised positive andreliable means for securing a rail to a metallic tie, and that the tiecan be easily laid and hallasted to track.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new is 1. In ametallic tie and rail fastener, an oblong plate having the longitudinaledges thereof inclined and terminating in vertical side walls, saidplate adjacent to the ends thereof having L-shaped openings with thematerial bordering upon one of the openings at each end of said tie slitto provide a plurality of lugs, one of Which is adapted to be bentupwardly, a plate adapted to support a rail, said plate being providedupon the under side with angularly disposed clips adapted to extendthrough the openings of said tie and be shifted to engage the under sideof said tie, and clamps secured to the top of said rail plate andadapted to engage the base flanges of a rail placed thereon,substantially as described.

provide a durable road-bed for] 2; In a metallic tie and rail fastener,the combination of a plate having the longitudinal edges thereofinclined and terminating in vertical side Walls, said plate having openings formed therein, a rail plate adapted to support a rail, angularlydisposed clips carried by the bottom side of said rail plate and adaptedto extend into said openings and be shifted to engage the under side ofsaid tie, clamps carried by the upper side of said rail plate andadapted to engage the base flanges of a rail mounted thereon, and meansin connection with said tie adapted to engage one edge .of said railplate to prevent lateral displacement of said plate.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

FRANZ ALBIN GINNEL.

Vitnesses A. H. RABSAG, MARY M. HEDDEN.

